

This tutorial is from Angela das Graças who I thank for
letting me translate their tutorials.

Original here


Tubes


Material

Many thanks to the creators of
these materials


Plugins
Flaming Pear

You can find these plugins on the websites of:
Renée
Cloclo

You can also find this tutorial translated into these languages:
(Click on the flag)


SCRIPT
Notes:
> Open the material / Duplicate (shift+d) / Close the originals
> Change the blend mode of the layers to match their colors.
> In older versions of PSP, Mirror Horizontal=Mirror / Mirror Vertical=Flip /
Pick tool=deformation
> Open the masks in psp and
minimize
>Adjust the size of the tubes according to your images
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1. Open a new transparent image
measuring 1000x700px
2. Paint with a darker color that matches your tube
3. Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Glitterato
4. Effects - Artistic effects -
Halftone
5. Layers - Duplicate
6. Image - Resize: 80% - all layers unchecked
7. Drop Shadow: 8 8 60 8 black
8. Repeat the Drop shadow with negative V and H
9. Layers - Duplicate
10. Image - Resize: 80% - All layers unchecked
11. Effects - Plugins - Flaming Pear - Make Cube Tile
12. Copy your tube misted landscape [fc5] and paste it as a new
layer
13. Image - Resize: 60% - all layers unchecked
14. Adjust with the Pick Tool inside the layer
15. Layers - Properties - Blend
Mode: Screen or as you prefer
16. Copy [Shape 4] and paste as a new layer
17. Image - Resize: 80% - all layers unchecked
18. Position to the left according to the model
18b. Objects - Align - Left
18c. Objects - Align - Bottom
19. Layers - Duplicate
20. Image - Mirror - Mirror horizontal
21. Position according to the model
21b. Objects - Align - Top
22. Merge down
23. Layers - Properties - Blend Mode: Screen or whatever you prefer
24. Copy your main tube [angelagmn60] and paste it as a new layer
25. Position it according to the model
26. Adjust the size if necessary
27. Drop shadow of your choice
28. Image - Add borders - 2px - white
29. Image - Add borders - 2px - a dark color from the tube
30. Image - Add borders - 40px - different color
31. Select this 40px border with the Magic Wand - Tolerance/feather=0
32. Place the dark color chosen above in the foreground and the
white color in the background
33. Prepare a Radial gradient
33b. Paint the selection with this
gradient
34. Effects - Artistic Effects - Halftone - same as before
35. Selections - Invert
36. Drop shadow: 8 8 60 8
37. Repeat the Drop shadow with negative V and H
38. Select none
39. Image - Add borders - 2px - dark tube color
40. Add signatures
41. Merge all
42. Save as jpeg
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